WiModem232 Pro won't save SSID and password

[Hans13]

What CAN happen is the entries change between when you do AT*N and AT*NS, so a different SSID could be selected instead of the one you think it is.

That cannot be what is happening because I can set the router and use it to contact BBSes with the *NS command on any SSID. It simply doesn't recall the router after power off or reset. It reverts to no router found. The modem is connecting with the router just fine during the session.
 
So...

(no router connection)
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AT*N
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AT*NSx,password
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(router connected)
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Can use the modem to dial out and do all sorts of things, including ATDTgoogle.com:80
.
(power down the modem)
.
(no router connection)